Lawn Manor pupils taking part in Young Mental Health Champions Seminar 2024

Ferndale Primary School Healthy Schools Display 

Inspirational talks from successful former pupils

Growing, cooking and healthier lifestyles

NHS support to realise aspirations.

Alleviating anxiety and fears of moving schools

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire service 

Wiltshire police talk careers and staying safe.

Bronze Early Years Awards

The first Early Years Silver Award

Mental Health Awards

Special Award - Smoke Free School Gates ! 

Swindon Children get ready for Disney Shake up !

Welcome to Swindon Healthy Schools

Swindon Healthy Schools is committed to supporting all local schools to provide a whole school approach to improve and maximise pupils' health and wellbeing so they can reach their full potential. This includes guidance around improving the school environment, policies and activities to promote and facilitate good health choices. This website recommends resources, support and training to enhance the Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) curriculum and offers information on networking opportunities to enable schools to share good practice. 

In Swindon we aim to provide a personalised approach to each school's health and wellbeing needs. 

To engage with our programme and to receive this support, please contact us

News

Enhancing financial education through teacher and practitioner training: insights from MaPS grant programme

15th October 2024
Details The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is hosting a virtual event during Talk Money Week (4-8 November 2024) to mark the completion of our £1.1 million children and young people’s financial...

Great Big Live Assembly - Black History Month Primary and Secondary Schools

11th October 2024
Sanctuary Foundation invites all schools to join their special assemblies for Black History Month, taking place next week. These 20-minute, live-streamed events will celebrate...

Bereavement Training

11th October 2024
  Suitable for professionals working with 4-18 year olds, this 1 day course will develop the skills and techniques required to provide first line bereavement support.  Suitable for anyone...

Not too late to apply for a Senior Mental Health Lead Training Grant

11th October 2024
Don’t miss out! If your setting hasn’t already applied, or if your Senior Mental Health Lead has moved on, you are likely to be eligible. Click here to claim your school or college’s...

New DfE Research Reports on RSHE

10th October 2024
The DfE is looking to provide further support for schools in teaching about sexual harassment, sexual violence, and violence against women and girls. The primary aim of this project was to conduct a review...

Swindon SEND Survey

9th October 2024
The purpose of this survey is to ensure that Swindon Borough Council has a way of annually measuring opinions and experiences of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services in Swindon from...

Online panel event for 16-19 year olds

8th October 2024
Empathy Stuidos is organising a free online panel event, Human Skills for a Career in Tech via Zoom on Tuesday 22nd October from 4:00pm - 4:45pm your students could benefit from:   Engagement...

Carers Trust report: impact of caring on young carers’ education

4th October 2024
Last week Carers Trust released the findings of a major study into the impact of caring on young carers’ education. The report, Caring and classes: the education gap for young carers, sets...

Goddard Park Communiity Primary School Gains Gold Healthy Schools Award

23rd September 2024
 Big congratulations to Goddard Park Community Primary School for achieving the gold-level Swindon Healthy Schools award for developing healthy relationships resources and planning a successful Pride...

Did you know that the Swindon Local Offer has a YouTube Channel?

19th September 2024
The Local Offer YouTube Channel provides film clips that highlight and promote the information and services available to children, young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Swindon,...

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